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All the money in the world
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Pearson, John |
The story of J. Paul Getty and how his enormous wealth, $4 billion divided between nineteen heirs, wreaked havoc with the lives of his family.
"When sixteen-year-old Paul Getty was kidnapped, the ne… |
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Prince of darkness
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Shane White |
"A prominent historian brings to life the story of a man who defied every convention of his time by becoming Wall Street's first black millionaire in pre-Civil War New York, marrying a white woman, o… |
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Ice Man Cometh
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Jonathan Edwards,Ian Griffiths |
Summary:Jon Johannesson's retail group, Baugur, has become famous in the UK for boldly snapping up familiar high street chains such as Oasis, Iceland and Hamleys toy shop. This book reveals how Baugu… |
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Money for Nothing
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Edward Ugel |
In his wry and funny memoir, Edward Ugel tells the story of America's addiction to the lottery from an astonishing angle.At age twenty–six, Ed found himself broke, knee–deep in gambling debt, and mov… |
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Diamond Jim Brady
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H. Paul Jeffers |
Praise for H. Paul Jeffers An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland "A well-written and timely book that reminds us of Grover Cleveland's courage, commitment, and honest… |
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The pursuit of happyness
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Chris Gardner |
The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall StreetAt the age of… |
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The Queen of Whale Cay
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Kate Summerscale |
Summerscale presents a biography of 'Joe' Carstairs, the woman champion motorboat racer of the 1920s who, in the 30s, bought and became 'ruler' of the island Whale Cay, in the British West Indies, be… |
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